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Taxpayers to foot $110 million bill
Posted: Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Taxpayers to foot $110 million bill for CAL retrenchment
The minister said the company is putting in place support systems for any potentially affected workers. These include counselling services for them and their families, through the Employee Assistance Programme, outplacement services coordinated with the external recruiting agencies and Labour Ministry, transitional training regarding career guidance/support and financial management.
Gov't estimates $110M in severance for retrenched CAL staff
Imbert said the proposed reduced fleet size will consist of eight jet aircraft and five ATR turboprop aircraft. "It's been advised that [this fleet size] will be perfectly adequate to meet demand…however there will be fewer flights and fewer routes.
Nicki Minaj defends T&T, tells actor change the name of his J'Ouvert rum
Since the news of Jordan's new endeavour became public, several local and regional nationals have referred to it as cultural appropriation. "Cultural appropriation is the adoption of an element or elements of one culture or identity by members of another culture or identity."
Ministry confirms second vaccine clot in T&T
vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) is an extremely rare clotting event that has been associated with mainly two COVID-19 vaccines; the Oxford-AstraZeneca and the Johnson & Johnson. For the Oxford-AstraZeneca dose currently being used locally and in 177 other countries, it is estimated to occur only four times out of every million.
Barbados travel bubble 'no problem' for Trinis
Trinbagonians travelling to Barbados are not expected to face any "additional challenge" as a result of the "travel bubble for specific Caribbean countries with a low incidence of Covid 19", which has been announced by the government of Barbados
T&T to get AstraZeneca vaccines from Mexico this week
Mexico received a total of 50,288,115 doses of vaccines from six developers, including Russia's Sputnik V.
T&T's COVID-19 death toll rises to 761 with 14 new deaths
215 new infections confirmed
Angostura: We have no business with J'Ouvert rum
Angostura sells bulk rum on the international market, and it being bulk can be resold by international buyers to clients around the world.
Duterte threatens to arrest Filipinos who refuse vaccination
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra acknowledged on Tuesday that there was no Philippine law criminalising the refusal to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
SEA pupils urged to arrive one hour before exam for screening
Bring children hour early, parents told...
Prolific calypso songwriter Winsford "Joker" Devine has died
Devine, who was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of the West Indies in 2018, wrote over 500 calypsoes for numerous calypsonians including Baron, Sparrow, Crazy, Mighty Trini, Anselm Douglas, Singing Francine and Machel Montano.
Road Rage: How to deal with an aggressive driver
Dr. Mahabir says when dealing with an aggressive driver, don't make eye contact with the driver and don't respond to aggression with aggression. He says if confronted, stay calm and be as courteous as possible, but remain in your locked car.
$10,000 fine for breaching curfew to attend to injured toe
In a plea for leniency, his attorney Bhimal Maharajh told the magistrate McLeod suffers from asthma and was hospitalised last year. The attorney said before his arrest on June 18, McLeod injured his toe and chose to visit an aunt, a registered nurse who lives five houses away, to have the wound dressed rather than go to a medical facility for treatment because of covid19.
Mom dies three weeks after son
Three weeks after losing her son to the Covid-19 virus, 70-year-old Lilawatee Lilly Singh has died. Singh passed away last week Thursday, after spending 34 days in hospital.
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